Oracle Just Halved Its Always Free ARM Limits
Oracle is reducing its 'Always Free' ARM compute instance limits by half, effective August 18, 2026. Users are advised to consolidate or resize their instances before the deadline to avoid automatic termination.
Blogs Oracle Just Halved Its Always Free ARM Limits — Here's Exactly What to Do Before August 18, 2026 Oracle cut its Always Free ARM limits to 2 OCPU / 12GB, enforced Aug 18, 2026. Resize or consolidate your free instances before they're terminated. August 5, 2026 · 5 min · 971 words · Louis Affiliate Disclosure Table of Contents The short answer: shrink or consolidate before August 18, 2026 What actually changed Why this is happening Your move, by what you're running today Scenario A — You have one 4 OCPU / 24 GB ARM instance Scenario B — You have two 2 OCPU / 12 GB ARM instances (like I do) Scenario C — You have two 1 OCPU / 1 GB x86 instances What won't save you (common mistakes) The bottom line The short answer: shrink or consolidate before August 18, 2026 # If you're running any Ampere A1 ARM instance larger than 2 OCPUs or 12 GB of RAM — or more than one of them — you need to act before August 18, 2026 , or Oracle will terminate the excess automatically. Your two free x86 instances are untouched.
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